Infographic: US Depends Heavily On China For Fourth Of July Independence Day Celebrations

Even though America is expected to experience a much quieter Fourth of July this year, it still imported 40,700 tons of fireworks worth $100 million through April of this year. Most of the bottle rockets, Roman candles and other fireworks arriving into the country come from China. Last year, China accounted for 94% of total U.S. fireworks imports, amounting to approximately $336 million, according to website World City.

Interestingly, one man drives fireworks trade across the Pacific and his name is Ding Yan Zhong. Also known as "Mr. Ding", this Chinese businessman's companies account for about 70% of the pyrotechnics entering the U.S. and on average, 72 of his containers enter the country every single day. Even though China accounts for the bulk of the fireworks trade by far, the U.S. does import them from several other countries. Spain comes second in terms of import value with nearly $5 million, a miniscule amount compared to China.